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|'|AA \ changes lia\ing come to our xlssocia- 
lion since its organization, and for the 
reason that a large number had joined us 
who were ignorant of the causes wliich led 
'^ to its formation, I was chosen to write a 
Histor^' which would not onh' inform the 
membership of its past and present work, 
but would be a reminder to our descendents of the struixilles 
and trials through which the wives and mothers passed 
while the ''Bovs of the 36th*" were awa\'. 

I now submit these thoughts to \o\\ with the earnest 
hope that it will be a \alued sou\enir in the household of 
everv member of the Association. 




LAMIRA O. BRIGGS. 



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HIS dav on which I am wrilincx, Aiicrust 
9th, 1895, commemorates the thirty- 
third annixersary of mv husband's enhst- 
ment. At the same time eleven others 
from the neighborhood enrolled themselves 
1^ as Soldiers for the preservation of the 
Union and joined their fortunes to the 36th 
Regiment Massachusetts \^olunteers, en- 
camped at Worcester, Mass. The great 
question that had overshadowed many 
months with its weight of dread was settled. Now wife 
and children must be left to the mercies of a government 
which had sworn to protect the loved ones the brave soldiers 
left behind. The die was cast. The good wife must say 
''Go, and God bless vou, and ma\' a kind rroxick'nce spare 
vou to return to the wife and children of your love." She 
must not weep when with him, for were not the moments 
too precious to lose when the regiment must depart so 
soon? This separation was her part of the sacritice of de- 
votion to their countrv. 




Many wives and mothers here to-day know well the 
meaning of those words "I have enlisted," and the answer 
"Go, and God bless vou." To us it meant days of toil 
without the precious home-coming of the loved one at 
night : the responsibility of government of the children 
without that svmpathv and assistance we had learned to 
rely upon ; the lonely watchings by the bedside of the sick 
child, and the terrible heart-achings which came to some 
of us when the physician said, " I have done all I can ; we 
must leave the little one in the hands of One who doeth all 
things well." What yearnings then for the dear absent 
ones to help and sustain in the trving moments. 

With what a different feeling we regarded all who were 
connected with the old 36th. Neighbors, and even strangers, 
became friends as soon as it was known an}- member of 
their famih- had gone with "our boys'' on that memorable 
day, the second of September, 1862, to take their places 
among the patriots whose bravery and devotion to their 
country was to save the nation in its peril. 

Wives, mothers, sisters, sweethearts and children were 
represented in the crowds that gathered upon the old com- 
mon to see the train depart carrying "our boys" to the 
scenes of danger and death. Can we ever forget those 
moments when we clasped the hand and fondly kissed the 
dear lips for the last time as we all feared and as it proved 
to many a wife and child? How we turned tearfully to 
each other for comfort as the train passed from sight. 
One, whose three little boys clung closely to her skirts, 
was the bravest of us all, and said, "I am not going to 
think my husband won't come back, for he is just as likely 
to return as any other man." But she was almost the first 



to wear the widow's badtre of 



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mournmg. 



I cannot tell you of the sadness of the home when 
reached, the utter desolation which had fallen upon it, and 
the sleepless nights whicli followed for nian\-, many weeks. 

What joy when letters began to arrive ! Our interests 
all centering in the question, ''Where now is our regiment? 
caused us to embrace e\-ery opportunity of meeting each 
other to hear the latest news and compare contents of the 
last letters received. 

Is it any wonder that with hearts so united we should 
be welded together into a more than common Ixjnd of 
sympathy and love? 

Days when the monthly state aid was to be paid were 
looked forward to by us as times when w^e should hear 
news of each other's husbands and brothers. Many times 
we heard pleasant things of our own dear ones, and often 
throuorh this interchanore of news we learned much more 
than any particular one had time to describe, as when they 
had been more than unusually busy because of remoyal 
of camps : or from long marches oyer the Tennessee 
moutains : or tales of suffering from thirst, as tlu-ough 
Mississippi, from Vicksburg to Jackson, where the rebels 
had poisoned the wells, and shot the cattle in the streams 
and left them to die that the water might be too yile for the 
Union army to drink : or of hunjjer, as at the sie^e of 
Knoxyille when they were reduced to two tablespoonfuls 
of flour per day, and which, stirred with a \ery little water 
into a paste and wound around a stick, was carefully held 
over the hre and turned until it was cooked. This same 
morsel must last them until the next morning unless by 
some good fortune some kernels of corn could be stolen 
from the mules' scanty allowance. 

In March, 1880, several members of Company C with 



their taniilies met l\v invitation to spend an evening with 
us for the purpose of exchanging reminiscences of the past. 
Many of those who accepted the invitation were of that 
number who hved in the same neighborhood and enlisted 
at the same time with Mr. Briggs, and whose families had 
been endeared to each other by their mutual sufferings and 
anxieties. The memory of those "days which tried men's 
souls *' were talked over and a desire expressed that when 
Regimental Reunions were held we women, who enjoyed 
the rehearsal of those tales as much as the men themselves, 
might have an opportunity of joining them. Some of the 
men present favored the idea but the majority frowned 
upon it and said it would never do. One jokingly pro- 
posed the conundrum, '' Why did we not have a Reunion 
of our own?*' The idea was anew one but impressed 
us favorably. " Wlw not?" said we. We surely had 
borne much and had passed through many experiences 
which filled our past lives J^ft/l of stirring scenes and inci- 
dents. Should we not be better for meeting and rehears- 
ing tliose memories before our children, many of whom 
had no personal remembrance of those times when their 
country's flao; had been "trailed in the dust" and their 
fathers had gone forth to preserve the best Government 
the world had e\'er known ? 

So strong were my impressions at that time in favor of 
the proposition tliat I confidently looked forward to a Re- 
union of the Women of tlie 36th as a reality some time in 
the future. All favored the sucr^estion but were loth to 
take tlie initiative. Finally I wrote an invitation to the 
"Mothers, Wives, Sisters and Daughters" of members of 
the Old Massachusetts 36th to assemble at the Boat House 
on Elm Park on Monda}^ the third of September, 1888, to 



consider the advisaJMlily ot sucli a i^allierinL^. I took the 
Hberty of using the names of three others in the call — 
Mrs. John A. Rice, Mrs. Luke Da\is, and Mrs. (ico. II. 
Mills — besides my own, all of whom have taken a deep 
interest and worked faithfully for the enterprise, and to 
whom the success which followed has been largeh- due. 

Our invitation was published in the papers, and letters 
and personal invitations were sent, and about thirtv ladies 
responded. A general introduction took place which soon 
relieved the o-atherin^ of all formalitv. The morninjj; was 

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spent in talking up the subject which had brought them 
together, and every one was ready to appro\-e of a plan 
which should have for its object an Annual Reunion of all 
women connected in any wa}' with the Old 36th. Dinner 
was served on the basket picnic plan at the rooms of the 
W. C. T. U. on the Fair Grounds, and at three o'clock we 
assembled for our iirst business meeting, when Mrs. F.\\\ 
Wellington was elected President, and Miss Carrie M. 
Adams, Secretary and Treasurer. 

The objects of our meeting were then discussed, and 
Resolutions governing the Societ}' were adopted. We 
were recommended to invite every one we knew who were 
relatives of members of the Regiment, and ask all soldiers 
who came to their own Reunion, to bring their families 
with them to join us. It was \oted that we hold our Re- 
union anmially on the anniversary day of the departure of 
the Regiment, the second day of Septembi-r. A connnittee 
of three was appointed to make all arrangements for the 
next meeting. The committee was composed of Mrs. 
John A. Rice, Mrs. Geo. II. Mills, and Mrs. L. K. Davis. 

Elections were followed by readings, and speaking by 
the ladies of the Association. Remarks were also made 



by some of the men from the Burnside x\ssociation, which 
were listened to with interest, and they expressed much 
pleasure that we had formed such an Association. New 
acquaintances were formed, and old friendships renewed, 
and everyone felt that the day had been delightfully spent. 
All joined in singing "America" as a fitting close to a 
most enjoyable day, and the lirst Reunion of the Associa- 
tion of Women of the 36th had become a thing of the past. 

The second Annual Reunion was held on Elm Park, 
September 2d, 1889, and a much larger number gathered 
at the Boat House than on the previous year. The morn- 
ing was spent in social converse and relating incidents of 
our experiences in War times, and at noon, we having 
provided our dinner in baskets, it was very acceptably 
served by the ladies of the W. C. T. U. and 62 places 
were occupied. During the noon hour, seats under the 
trees forming a hollow square, had been kindly provided 
bv order of the Park Commissioner, to which we repaired 
and were received with an address of welcome bv the 
President, Mrs. F. W. Wellington. Business followed 
and Election of Officers for the ensuing ^^ear. An assess- 
ment of twenty-five cents was voted to be paid annuallv. 

Then followed patriotic recitations by Miss Bertha 
Briggs, Myrtie Rice and Florence Merritt, and remarks 
b}' different members expressive of their appreciation and 
enjoyment of the Reunion. Short addresses also from 
Comrades wlio came from the J^urnside Association Re- 
union at Grand Army Hall to encourage us, and visit their 
wives and children. Closed by singing x\merica. 

On account of the Reunion of the Burnside Association 
being held at Palmer, the free use of Grand Army Hall 
was given us for our third annual gathering. At an early 

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hour w'c liad the pleasure of greeting luanv from adjoining 
towns who met with us for the first time, and ghidlv took 
membership with us. An excellent dinner was ser\ed bv 
the Executive Committee, after which the President, Mrs. 
F. W. Briggs called the meeting to order with words of 
welcome, expressing nuicli pleasure at the increase in 
members. 

JNIany of the new members spoke of the pleasure thev 
had enjoyed in the social hour in the morning, and of in- 
cidents in their own lives, and others, when every hour 
was filled with anxiety for the loved ones who were in 
constant dano-er, while their daily life must otq forward, 
and the children of the famih' be cared for, though their 
hearts were crushed to the breaking. With other recita- 
tions and the singing of America the Reunion of 1890 
closed. 

The reunion of '91 was held at Sons of \'^eteran"s Hall, 
Main Street, Worcester, that organization having kindlv 
tendered us its free use. The President, Mrs. John A. 
Rice, gave a cordial welcome to all, after the bountiful 
dinner had been served, of which a large number partook. 
Among the decisions of the business meeting we accepted 
a la\ender colored ribbon to be worn at the next meetinor 
as a badge of membership. 

A fine autograph album was presented to the Associa- 
tion bv Mrs. Fred W. Wellinij^ton. Greetin<j[s from l^urn- 
side Association, w ere brought b\" a delegation of comrades, 
and an invitation from comrade Ames to enjoy our next 
meeting with the good people of the town of Leominster 
was accepted. 

September 2d, 1892, finds us in Fraternity Hall with an 
attendance of ninetv-ei<xht. On assuming the chair, Mrs. 

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C. J. Bottomly, President, gave us a cordial greeting, and 
feelingly alluded to the absence from our meeting for the 
first time, our former President Mrs. John A. Rice. The 
Secretary was instructed, by unanimous vote, to express 
to her our heart-felt sympathy in the great loss she had 
sustained in the sudden death of her beloved husband. 
We desire also to place on record our appreciation of the 
loss we had sustained in the death of one who had been, 
from the very be<i[innin(^, a sincere friend, a wdse counsel- 
lor, and efficient helper to our Association. 

After a bountiful dinner tastefulh^ served by the ladies 
of the Women's Relief Corps, of Leominster, we came to- 
gether again and listened to remarks by several new mem- 
bers, followed by speeches from comrades, until nearly 
train-time, when we voted our hearty thanks to comrade 
Ames and'wife of Leominster, through whose instrumen- 
tality the pleasant gathering had been crowned with so 
much success, and took the trains for our several homes 
much pleased with our fifth reunion. 

September 2d, 1893, finds a large attendance at U. V. 
L. Hall, 566 Main Street, and was presided over by Mrs. 
Charles Bottomly, President. This meeting was made up 
of business, hearty greetings, and the mutual enjoyment of 
a good dinner provided by all, and remarks from members 
in sympathy with recollections of what took place thirty- 
one years ago that day so fraught with fears when from 

The fairest scenes, the dearest eyes, 
They manfully resigned them ; 
Their parting words though brief and sad, 
Left prouder friends behind them. 

Again words of patriotism and cheer were brought to the 
meeting by the comrades and their day of reminiscences, 

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and ours closed with all hearts oTateful for the iiiuli\ided 
country which "our boys'" valor hel{')ed to sa\'e. 

September 3rd, 1894, our assembly came together in 
Horticultural Ilall with an attendance of more than seventy. 
Mrs. T. J. Ames presided and successfulh' maintained 
order with the gavel presented by Mrs. \'ice-President 
Sawin. By-laws and constitution were adopted and Mrs. 
F. \V. Briggs was elected Historian. For the first time 
we enjoyed a dinner prepared bv a caterer and found it an 
agreeable change. At this meeting Mrs. J^arnes read the 
following poem composed for this occasion. 



-^^^NCE again our time of meeting 
#1 ' j Reunites our scattered band. 

}l^i To each we bring a word of greeting; 
"^^ To each extend the friendly hand. 

From various homes and toils we gather; 

In varied paths we have been led 
Through all the year, since last we mingled, 

When words of cheer and hope were said. 

Today we'll think of all the goodness 
Which ever o'er our paths have shone, 

And memories of the past recalling, 
Together talk of years now gone. 

Sad were those years when war was raging; 

When those we loved were far away. 
Dark was the cloud our land enshrouding, 

And hope deferred from day to day. 



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We each might tell some thrilling story, 
How those who left us strong and brave, 

Through marchings long, or conflicts gory, 
Endured so much our land to save. 

And when from all the strife and carnage, 
A battle scarred and broken band, 

They home returned to tell the story 
Of peace restored throughout the land. 

Amid our joy and glad thanksgiving, 
We thought of some loyal and brave, 

Who fell in strife, or pined in sickness, 
And filled a soldier's honored grave. 

As year by year, in glad reunion. 

These veterans those sad years review, 

'Mid jest, and song, and war-time story. 
They mourn their fallen comrades true. 

In life's great battles now engaging. 
Each for himself must stand or fall ; 

'Midst right and wrong, like valiant soldiers. 
Must each respond to duty's call. 

Each passing year finds some are missing, 
The ranks are thinner than of yore, 

As one by one they hear the suinmons 
To join the comrades '• gone before." 

When all have crossed the unseen river. 
When all life'b battles have been won, 

And when the grand review is over. 

May each one hear the words " Well done.' 



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A. C. R. 



Again September 2cl, 1S95, our Association met in Hor- 
ticultural Mall on tlie anni\ersar\' cla\' hallowed to us h\ 
memories of the past; President Mrs. T. J. Ames in the 
chair. Many new members were received and the report 
of the growth of the membership of the Association from 
less than forty in 1888 to more than one luuKlrcd and tllirt^•- 
two in 1895, was received with great pleasure. Postals 
and letters from absent members were read followed bv 
the reading of this history, whicli was unanimously ac- 
cepted and ordered to be printed. 




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OI^ITUAI^irs, 




EATH has been busy amono- our members and 
among those who have gone out from us never 
more to return we would mention one who 
was present with us at our first reunion and 
whose sweet face and kindh' manner graced 
every succeeding meeting until the year of 
1895, passing away February 15th at the ripe old age of 
eight3'-two years. 

"Mother Reynolds" was of a quiet and retiring dispo- 
sition with heart full of sympathy for the needy and afflicted. 
The youngest of her children, Lucius P. Revnolds, en- 
listed, when a mere youth, in Compan\- C 36th Mass. 
Regiment, and died in Andersonville prison. She e\er 
afterward manifested an especial interest in the "boys in 
blue." Those who knew her best bear testimony to her 
sterling worth. She rests from her lal")ors and her works 
do follow her. 



" When Ave know what life and death are, 
We shall then know which is hest, 
Meanwhile rue live and labor 
Her labor done, s//e rests." 



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Mrs. Harriet J. Legg, a Vice-President of the year 
1891, who joined us while hving in North Brookfield but 
afterwards removed to Worcester, died July 25th, 1895. 
The sudden death of her husband in November proved too 
great a shock for her system, already weakened by heart 
trouble, and she failed constantly in spite of every effort to 
prolong her life, and she passed "beyond the smiling and 
the weeping" to be with her loved one whom she had so 
sincerely mourned at the age of fifty-eight. She was a 
kind and lovincr sister and a most affectionate wife and 
mother, and we are comforted in our loss with the thought 
that she is 

" Not dead, but only promoted 
She hath entered the ranks above, 
Where, with joj, at the feet of her Master 
She will finish her labors of love." 

On the fourth of September, 1894, another of our mem- 
bers crossed over the river, Mrs. Calvin Hubbard of Holden, 
Mass., aged sixty-nine years. She was a noble woman, 
bringing up her children without her husband's help or 
sympathy, he having died a martyr to the tortures of An- 
dersonville prison. Noted for her neighborly kindness, 
especially in sickness, and beloved by all who knew her, 
she has left a good name for an inheritance to her children. 

"So the hands which had labored for others 
Were folded in peace on her breast. 
As she fearlesslv joined ' the grim boatman' 
And sailed to the Haven of Rest." 

Besides these we hear of the death of Mrs. Sumner 
Moore of North Orange, Mass., following her husband in 
five short months, dying April ist, 1895, and Mrs. Thomas 

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Goodspeed of Gardner, Mass., who died January 26th, 
1895. ''She fell asleep here to awake in the hereafter." 

" Not dead, but only promoted 
They have entered the realms above, 

And there 'neath the smile of their Master 

They will finish their labors of love." 

Let US all be prepared for the summons bv faitlifully 
doing all we can to make the path of the old soldier easy 
and brioht. 

Today beneath our nation's flag, 

The old red, white and blue, 

A band of noble women work 

In a cause both just and true, 

To aid and succor those who fought 

To save our honored land ; 

For home and freedom, God and right. 

These earnest women stand. 




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TNI: \VOA\AM'5 A550CIATI()ri or rill: :V)Tii 
PlzGIA\l:MT MASS. \'()LUNri:l:I^.S. 



PREAMBLE. 

We, the wives, daughters, mothers and sisters, have formed a societv 
to be known as " The Woman's Association of the 36th Regiment, Mass. 
Vohmteers," for the purpose of strengthening Fraternitv, inculcating 
Patriotism and becoming better acquainted with each other. 



ARTICLE L 

MEETINGS. 

The meetings shall be held annually, at the same time and place of 
the Burnside Association of the 36th Regiment, Mass. Volunteers. 

ARTICLE II. 

DUES. 

The dues shall be twenty-five cents per year. 
ARTICLE III. 

OFFICERS. 

Tliere shall be a President, three Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer 
and Chaplain, who shall be elected annually. 

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ARTICLE IV. 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 

Section i. The President shall preside over all meetings and meet 
with the Executive Committee when convenient. She shall appoint all 
committees not otherwise provided for. The Vice-President, in the 
absence of the President, shall perform her duties. 

Sec. 2. The Secretary shall keep, in a book properly prepared, a list 
of all members of the Association, and notify the same of the Annual 
Meetings ; keep a list of all deaths, when notified of the same. She shall 
keep a record of each meeting and perform such duties as may be required 
of her. 

Sec. 3. The Treasurer shall hold all monies, pay all bills approved 
bv the Executive Committee, and give a correct account of the same. 

Sec. 4. The Chaplain shall perform such duties as are required by 
the Association. 

ARTICLE V. 

COMMITTEES. 

There shall be an Executive Committee of five members (and the 
President ex-officio), who shall make all arrangements for the Annual 
Meeting, appoint sub-committees and perform such duties as may be re- 
quired by the Association. There shall be a nominating committee of 
three, who shall present the names for officers the following year. 

ARTICLE VI. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

Prayer by Chaplain. 
Report of Secretary. 
Report of Treasurer. 
Roll Call. 

Report of Committees. 
Communications, Bills, tS:c. 
Unfinished Business. 
Payment of Dues. 
New Business. 
Election of Officers. 
Good of the Association. 

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ARTICLE VII. 

These By-Laws shall be copied into a book containing the names of 
the members of the Association, and can be amended at anv regular 
meeting. 

A Janet C. Rice. 
Signed In- J Mary E. Botto.mlv. 
' Maria A. Ames. 







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LIST or MEMl^lil^.S. 



Adams, Miss Carrie, 
Adams, Mrs. Charles B.. . 
Allen, Mrs. S. .\I.. 
Alger, Mrs. Susan, 
Ames. Mrs. Thomas J., 
Barber, Mrs. Charles S., . 
Barker, Mrs. Thaddeus L.. 
Battles, Mrs. Frederick C, 
♦Bailey, Mrs. A. Fernando. 
Bassett, Mrs. George E., . 
Bassett, Miss Etta, 
Battey, Mrs. H. F.. 
Bacon, Mrs. John W., 
Barbour, Mrs. A. S., 
Barton, Mrs. Emma, 
Barnes, Mrs. George W., 
♦Bigelovv, Mrs. AbramG., 
Bixby, Mrs. Aaron B., 
Blake, Mrs. George P., 
Blake, Mrs. R. Elliott, 
Bolton, Mrs. Henry E., 
Bottomly, Mrs. Charles E. 
Boynton, Mrs. Nellie, 
Briggs, Mrs. Edgar W. H., 
Briggs, Mrs. Fred W., 
Briggs, Mrs. Charles J., 
Bridge, Mrs. Jesse F., 
Breck, Mrs. Sabra A. 
Brooks, Mrs. George A., 
Brown, Mrs. Archibald, 



. North Oxford, Mass. 

North Oxford, Mass. 

. West Gardner, Mass. 

14 Carroll Street, Worcester, Mass. 

9S Central Street, Leominster, Mass. 

51 Orchard Street, Worcester, Mass. 

24 Wadsworth Avenue, Waltham, Mass. 

. South Fitchburg, Mass. 

Worcester, Mass. 

Spencer, Mass. 

Spencer, Mass. 

Spencer, Mass. 

5S Mill Street. Worcester, Mass. 

Westminster, Mass. 

Palmer, Mass. 

31 Laurel Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Princeton, Mass 

Asliby, Mass. 

16 Shelby Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Boston, Mass. 

. Leominster, Mass. 

12 Lowell Street, Worcester, Mass. 

South Gardner, Ma.ss. 

268 Lincoln Street, Worcester, Mass. 

3 Lincoln Avenue, Worcester, Mass. 

Manchaug. Mass. 

. 16 Akron Street, Meriden, Conn 

. Sterling, Mass. 

Baldwinville, Mass. 

69 Southbridge Street, Worcester, Mass. 



Brown, Mrs. Oscar, 
Brown, Miss Lila, 
Bruiso, Miss Carrie, 
Bruso, Mrs. Joseph, Jr., 
Bowman, Mrs. Olive, 
Bushnell, Mrs. Mary A., 
Carter, Mrs. Solon H., 
Chipman, Mrs. George L., 
Claflin, Mrs. Myron W., 
Cole, Mrs. S. T., 
Converse, Mrs. Merrick, 
Cragin, Mrs. Hattie M., 
Cutting, Mrs. William A. 
Daniels, Mrs. Howard B., 
Darrows, Mrs. Phoebe A., 
Davis, Mrs. Luke K., 
Day, Mrs. James H., 
Drury, Mrs. Lyman NL, 
Emory, Mrs. Edward F., 
Farmer, Miss Grace S., 
Farrar, Mrs. Charles E., 
Flagg, Mrs. Lilla, . 
Fletcher, Mrs. Emily, 
Foskett, Mrs. Albert, 
Foster, Mrs. Josiah, 
Foster, Mrs. K. M., 
Gill, Mrs. Emory W., 
*Goodspeed, Mrs. Thomas, 
Goffe, Mrs. N. C, . 
Goddard, Mrs. Augustus A. 
Hadley, Mrs. Henry, 
Hadley. Mrs. M.F.', 
Hair. Mrs. Addison, . 
Hale, Mrs. Livsey B., 
Harris, Mrs. L., 
Hastings, Mrs. Elias O., 
Hastings, Mrs. William A., 
Higgins, Mrs. John J.. 
Hills, Mrs. Ezra J.. 
Hinds, Mrs. Flora Butler. 
Hinds, Mrs. Dr. W. H. H., 



. South Framingham, Mass. 

South Framingham, Mass. 

S Glenwood Street, Worcester, Mass. 

8 Glenwood Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Concord, Mass. 

i6 Bellevue Street, Worcester. Mass. 

216 Main Street, Leominster, Mass. 

. Waltham, Mass. 

. Upton. Mass. 

. Jefferson, Mass. 

20 Kendall Street, Worcester, Mass. 

13 Winslow Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Lake View, Worcester, Mass. 

Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

48 Jaques Avenue, Worcester, Mass 

East Templeton, Mass. 

Westminster, Mass. 

1445 Main Street, Worcester, Mass. 

21 Prospect Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Jefferson, Mass. 

South Gardner, Mass. 

Sturbridge, Mass. 

Orange, Mass. 

. South Westminster, Mass. 

. South Westminster, Mass. 

Princeton, Mass. 

South Gardner, Mass. 

331 Park Avenue, Woicester, Mass. 

West Gardner, Mass. 

Gardner, Mass. 

Lunenburg, Mass. 

North Brookfield, Mass. 

West Gardner, ]\Iass. 

Orange, Mass. 

Brooks Station, Mass. 

Boylston, Mass. 

84 Chandler Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Uxbriuge. Mass. 

Gardner, Mass. 

Kennebunkport, Me. 



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Ilobbv, Mi>. Joiin D., 
Hodgkins, Mis. Daniel, 
Holman, Mrs. Albert G., 
*Mubbaid, Mrs. Calvin, 
Hubbard, Mrs. Stephen N., 
Keves, Mrs. John, 
King, Mrs. W. H., 
*Legg, Mrs. Edwin, 
Lawrence, Miss Eva, . 
Lawrence, Mrs. G. H., 
Lawrence, Mrs. William, . 
Lawrence, Mrs. John C, 
Leighton, Mrs. Hazon D., 
Learned. Mrs. Frank S., 
Lesure, Mrs. Lovell A., 
Lesure, Mrs. S. D., 
Locke, Miss Ella C, 
Locke, Mrs. Thomas W., 
Locke, Mrs. William, 
Marsh. Mrs. Clara, 
Maynard, Mrs. A. T., 
Mclntire, Mrs. George H., 
Mellen, Mrs. Jonathan W., 
Merritt, Mrs. George J., 
Merritt, Mrs. H. A., 
Mills, Mrs. George H., 
Moulton, Mrs. 
Osborne, Mrs. J. W., . 
Partridge, Mrs. Daniel W., 
Patterson, Mrs. Stephen H., 
Perham, Mrs. L. M., 
Perley, Mrs. George, 
Perley, Mrs. Louis, 
Pierce, Mrs. Nelson. 
Rawson, Mrs. Charles B.. 
Rawson, Mrs. Dexter N., 
Rawson, Mrs. Gilbert N., . 
Ray, Mrs. M. F. 
Remington, Mrs. Dyer O., 
♦Reynolds, Mrs. E. W., 
Reynolds, Mrs. S. R. D., 



Gardner, Mass. 

74 Alvarado Avenue, Worcester, Mass. 

Baldwinville, Mass. 

Holden, Mass. 

I lolden, Mass. 

34 Russell Street, Worcester, Mass. 

862>^ Main Street. Worcester, Mass. 

. Worcester, Mass 

Orange, Mass. 

19 Freeland Street. Worcester. Mass. 

Ashburnham, Mass. 

. Spencer, Mass. 

Gardner, Mass. 

Oakdale, Mass. 

Lawrence, Mass. 

^^ Edward Street. Worcester, Mass. 

33 Edward Street, Worcester, Mass. 

^;^ Edward Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Jefferson, Mass. 

. Marlboro, Mass. 

Lunenburg, Mass 

Orange, Mass. 

28 Woodland Street, Worcester, Mass. 

2 Beaver Street, Worcester, Mass. 

30 Milbrook Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Gardner. Mass. 

Willianisville, Mass 

Baldwinville, Mass. 

19 Home Street, Worcester, Mass. 

West Gardner, Mass. 

Baldwinville, Mass. 

South Keene, N. H. 

West Boylston Street, Worcester, Mass. 

22 Edward Street, Worcester, Mass 

Worcester, Mass. 

Gardner, Mass. 

South Gardner, Mass. 

Worcester, Mass. 

49 Austin Street, Worcester, Mass. 



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Rich, Mrs. J Y., 
Richardson, Mrs. E. A.. 
Richardson, Mrs. H. E., 
Rogers. Mrs. Stephen S., 
Sawin, Mrs. Emory, 
Sawyer, Mrs. Oscar L., 
Saunders, Mrs. H. D., 
Searles, Mrs. Edwin, 
Sheridan, Mrs. Barney, 
Smith, Mrs. C E., 
Smith, Mrs. E. A., 
Smith, Mrs. F. J., 
Smith, Mrs. Israel H., 
Smith, Mrs. Levi, . 
Smyth, Mrs. Robert W 
Spencer, Mrs. Etta, 
Sprague, Mrs. A. E., 
Stearns, Mrs. Adin, 
Stimpson, Mrs. Lizzie, 
Stone, Mrs. A. D.. 
Stone, Mrs. :Marshall, 
Stowe, Miss L. G., 
Sutton, Mrs, J. F., 
Tylee, Mrs. W. H., 
Underwood, Mrs. E. M., 
Wallace, Mrs. Franklin, 
Waterman, Mrs. Ida M., 
Wellington, Mrs. Fred W.. 
Wheeler, Mrs. Susan, 
Wheelock, Mrs. Calvin, 
Wheelock, Miss M. E., 
White, Mrs. A. A., 
White, Mrs. M., 
AVhitcomb, Mrs. Emma, 
Whitney, Mrs. J. L., . 
Wilder, Mrs. Kate T. 
Winchester, Mrs. Susan E. 
Wood, Mrs. G. A., 
Wood, Mrs. S. L., 
Wood, Mrs. C. W., 
\Vvman, Mrs. Alice, . 



Walnut cS: Lowell Streets, Newtonville, Mass. 

2 Eden Street, Worcester Mass. 

i6 Shelby Street, Worcester, Mass. 

North Oxford, Mass. 

. Grafton. Mass. 

Athol. Mh&s. 

Fort Wayne, Ind. 

Worcester, Mass. 

146 Beacon Street, Worcester, Mass. 

South Fitchburg. Mass. 

Holden. Mass. 



25 Wilson Street, Providence, R. I. 

Baldwinsville, Mass. 

Fort Wayne, Ind. 

Lake View, Worcester, Mass. 

Leicester, Mass. 

Baldwinville, Mass. 

Grafton, Mass. 

Saundersville, Mass. 

6 Oilman Street, Worcester, Mass. 

1146 Main Street, Worcester, Mass. 

iS Home Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Orange, Mass. 

Orange, Mass. 

Hopedale, Mass. 

10 Windsor Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Baldwinville, Mass. 

8 Evergreen Street, South Framingham, Mass. 

8 Evergreen Street, South Framingham, Mass. 

18 Home Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Royalston, Mass. 

Gardner, Mass. 

Jefferson, Mass. 

29 Salem Street, Worcester, Mass. 

Shrewsbury, Mass. 

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